#state aid

The cabinet has greenlit up to €18.8 million in financial assistance for around 8,600 farmers whose crops were damaged by prolonged drought and severe weather in 2025. Grain farmers bore the brunt, with 8,000 ...

The implementation for the revised strategy for people with disabilities, covering their needs form birth to old age, while addressing prejudice and discrimination, was a top priority for the government, ...

Lawmakers were skeptical on Monday when the Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) requested an extra €8.4 million to run the port in Larnaca after the contract with a private company – Kition Ocean ...

By Jonathan Shkurko and Tom Cleaver Potato and grain farmers began to leave their positions in front of the Presidential palace on Tuesday evening, on the promise of a meeting ...

The EU Commission has approved Cyprus’ proposal to support citrus producers with €500,000 in state aid following the consequences of the war in Ukraine. Aid will take the form of direct ...

Theatro Ena will stay open for another six months thanks to the intervention of deputy culture minister Yiannis Toumazis, its creative director said on Tuesday. During a press conference on ...

Local pork industry workers received a total grant of over €33,000 for private storage of the meat amidst a drop in exports this year due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. ...

A “large number” of businesses and self-employed people received state aid without meeting the necessary criteria during the coronavirus pandemic while potential beneficiaries were rejected, an audit office report showed ...

State aid to Turkish Cypriots increased by €1.4 million in 2021 to reach €40.4m for that year, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides informed cabinet on Wednesday. Noting that total aid to Turkish Cypriots ...

The European Commission on Tuesday approved a scheme worth €5.7 million to support farmers working in the livestock sector affected by the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictive measures in Cyprus. According ...

The House on Thursday passed a law changing the way in which political parties receive state aid. The legislative proposal – sponsored by Disy, Akel, Diko and the Greens – amends the ...

Having received €7m in state aid for 2021 in February, political parties are now squabbling over whether it should be redistributed to reflect the results of the May parliamentary elections. This ...

Owners of leisure centres warned on Saturday they would take drastic measures unless the government provides the necessary support to offset their huge losses caused by the pandemic. Head of ...